What is it? Is is a lifestyle? Is it a perspective? Is it something we can ever achieve? The word itself discusses the possibility of something more. It brings into conversation, the simple fact that their could be more out there "potentially," than we cant see. Phrases like, "You have potential" "Well this is potentially possible" In fact the very definition of the word is, possible. So what does all this mean? Does it mean I can do whatever I want or desire? Can I live the life that I want? Do I have potential? We throw around the word or phrase that in all honesty, brings some sort of the word "Hope" into the picture., People say it about relationships or they use it as an outlook gauge to see future success. Potentially, it also brings in another word as well. IF!
IF this all works the way I want it to, "Potentially" I will do this or that. That is a hard word to throw around. I truly believe that as we even acknowledge the word, IF, a simple transition word, doubt and disorder begins to enter into our thought process for all situations Instantly, the potential we felt we had, is now hinging on the IF factor that everything will work out. What happens IF it doesn't? Where are you then? Does your potential increase or decrease even when the IF fails to happen your way?
The problem that many people, myself included, run into, is that we take our circumstances and put value and worth on them working out. We negate Hope, because of potential, and we doubt even more, because the IF did or did not come true! Thus, this process of thinking tends to take us on a path of confusion and hurt. If only it had gone this way. What IF this didn't happen or maybe I could have done it differently. It simply becomes, all about us and how we abuse, misuse, and confuse, not only our potential that we create and see, but the very potential God has for us as well. Feelings get hurt, emotions run high, all because we believe that we could have done something different. Would you agree with that? Sometimes we should do something different than what we think we should do.
When we fail, and we always fail at somethings, we begin to doubt the possibility of us ever succeeding in anything. I have seen this play out in not only in my family, but my friends as well. Doubt and hurt has become visibly seen by the failed potential and the IF that did not work. Isn't it crazy the people place so much Hope in potential that we create or design because of our own desires and selfishness?
The potential of our lives fails to ever exist when we fail to see our hope and purpose through HIS eyes. Do you know that God loves you? Do you know that He has a desire for you that only You can do.We as people should be striving and pushing to a place where we are seeking out God's potential for our lives. I believe that, when our thoughts shift from, "This could possibly work or has potential" to "God sees potential in me and I choose to draw closer to Him, so that He can use me," the IF becomes less of a life altering moment when it fails to fall our way.
Its not about US and what We see or hope we can do. It is about placing all of our potential, our life, in the hands of the master craftsmen named God Almighty, and allowing him to use Us how he desires. A rubber band has potential to be stretch and pulled to hold things together! A balloon has potential to expand and get bigger! A camera has the potential to take amazing pictures! The out come of any of those examples does not rest on the objects themselves, it rest in the hands of the one desiring to use them.
God wants to use us, to our full potential. He designed us! He crafted us! We cannot allow our misuse of our lives, effect or play apart in how God wants to use US in His kingdom. May God remind you today that He desires to USE YOU! He has a purpose FOR YOU! He sees potential IN YOU!
Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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